Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 641 · 40 questions

How to say it (Stress the words that carry meaning): Find the content words: the ones you would keep in a text message (WANT, CUP, TEA). Say them strongly; say the grammar words quickly and lightly. Keep a steady beat on the stressed words.

1. 1.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) small (c) he
2. 2.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
3. 3.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
4. 4.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
5. 5.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) is (c) the
6. 6.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) shop
7. 7.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) cup (c) I
8. 8.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
9. 9.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
10. 10.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
11. 11.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) the
12. 12.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) village (c) in
13. 13.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) the (c) tree
14. 14.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) tea (c) I
15. 15.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) bought (c) she
16. 16.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) the (c) is
17. 17.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) gave
18. 18.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) swim (c) sister
19. 19.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) can
20. 20.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) are (c) red
21. 21.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) a (c) cup
22. 22.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) bus (c) is
23. 23.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
24. 24.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) cricket
25. 25.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) yellow
26. 26.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
27. 27.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) to
28. 28.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
29. 29.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
30. 30.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
31. 31.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) bus
32. 32.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
33. 33.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) dog (c) table
34. 34.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) class
35. 35.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) she
36. 36.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) need (c) water
37. 37.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) team
38. 38.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) station (c) the
39. 39.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
40. 40.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) are (c) red

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